But:
You rent it one seat at a time.
Your chats live on their servers.
Hit the limit on the best model, and you wait.
ChatGPT Plus is $20 a month.
Per person.
A developer put a simple chat window for local AI on GitHub in 2023.
It grew into Open WebUI.
It's a ChatGPT-style app you run on your own computer or server.
Install it once.
Plug in a free model that runs on your computer, or an API key you already have.
Then invite your team. Everyone shares one chat app.
Here is what Open WebUI ships:
Worth noticing:
It's free software, not free AI.
A local model costs nothing but needs a strong computer. An API key means you pay per use.
Running your own server is a work.
Over 50 users? The license says keep the Open WebUI name and logo.
But:
Pro has limits on the agent.
Need more, and the next step up is Pro+ or Ultra.
Every person on your team needs a seat.
Cursor Pro is $20 a month.
A developer put it on GitHub in July 2024, as a VS Code add-on called Claude Dev.
Now it's Cline.
A coding agent that works in the editor you already use.
Add it to VS Code, or download the desktop app.
Plug in your own API key, or a free local model.
Tell it what to build. It asks before it changes anything.
Here is what Cline ships:
Worth noticing:
No subscription, but the AI isn't free.
With your own key you pay per use, and a long session adds up.
A local model is free, but slower and needs a strong computer.
